Professor Nevil Quinn's Outputs (73)

Assessing vegetation response to soil moisture fluctuation under extreme drought using sentinel-2 (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 by the authors. The aim of this study was to determine the extent to which Sentinel-2 Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) reflects soil moisture conditions, and whether this product offers an improvement over Landsat-8. Based on drou... Read More about Assessing vegetation response to soil moisture fluctuation under extreme drought using sentinel-2.

Performance of Sentinel-2 NDVI for assessing the relationship between vegetation and soil moisture under extreme drought conditions (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Initial indications are that the enhanced spatial and spectral resolution of Sentinel-2 would allow for better assess- ment of vegetation condition, and consequently improved application in conditions of moisture deficit/drought. Although NDVI and ot... Read More about Performance of Sentinel-2 NDVI for assessing the relationship between vegetation and soil moisture under extreme drought conditions.

Regionalising the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation on seasonal hydrological extremes in Great Britain (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Although some studies have shown the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) on rainfall in the United Kingdom (UK), these have focussed on rainfall extremes (rather than the flood- drought continuum) and have either been based on analysis... Read More about Regionalising the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation on seasonal hydrological extremes in Great Britain.

Exploring the sensitivity of coastal inundation modelling to DEM vertical error (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. As sea level is projected to rise throughout the twenty-first century due to climate change, there is a need to ensure that sea level rise (SLR) models accurately and defensibly represen... Read More about Exploring the sensitivity of coastal inundation modelling to DEM vertical error.

A systems approach to risk and resilience analysis in the woody-biomass sector: A case study of the failure of the South African wood pellet industry (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Currently more than 600 million of the 800 million people in SSA are without electricity, and it is estimated that an additional 2500 GW of power is required by 2030. Although the woody-biomass market in the developed world is rel... Read More about A systems approach to risk and resilience analysis in the woody-biomass sector: A case study of the failure of the South African wood pellet industry.

Extreme multi-basin flooding linked with extra-tropical cyclones (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd. Fluvial floods are typically investigated as 'events' at the single basin-scale, hence flood management authorities may underestimate the threat of flooding across multiple basins driven by large... Read More about Extreme multi-basin flooding linked with extra-tropical cyclones.

‘Learning for resilience’: Developing community capital through flood action groups in urban flood risk settings with lower social capital (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd The role of civil agency in preparing and adapting to changing risk is an increasingly critical element within devolved local flood risk management. However, effective civil agency for flood resilience needs to draw on, and if nec... Read More about ‘Learning for resilience’: Developing community capital through flood action groups in urban flood risk settings with lower social capital.

As the climate changes: Intergenerational action-based learning in relation to flood education (2016)
Journal Article

© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. It is a concern that children represent an under-researched group in flood education and preparedness because as adults they are more likely to experience flooding as the climate changes, and because it suggests... Read More about As the climate changes: Intergenerational action-based learning in relation to flood education.

Win! Win! Win! Win! A case study of student / tutor / researcher / technician collaboration in teaching & research integration (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Researchers at the Centre for Floods, Communities and Resilience and academics in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management have involved undergraduate students in the activities of the research centre. Researchers needed ways of encou... Read More about Win! Win! Win! Win! A case study of student / tutor / researcher / technician collaboration in teaching & research integration.

Editorial (2016)
Journal Article

Flood resilience on the railways – solutions, appraisal and decision-making (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The welfare costs of weather related disruption on the transport network have been estimated to be between £100m and £520m per day of disruption in England. This paper presents a case study of a mainline railway cutting and tunnel, which is situated... Read More about Flood resilience on the railways – solutions, appraisal and decision-making.

Toward an analytical framework for understanding complex socialecological systems when conducting environmental impact assessments in South Africa (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 by the author(s). Consideration of biophysical impacts has historically dominated environmental impact assessment (EIA) practice. Despite the emergence of social impact assessment, the consideration of socioeconomic impacts in EIA is variable,... Read More about Toward an analytical framework for understanding complex socialecological systems when conducting environmental impact assessments in South Africa.

Realizing the value of fluvial geomorphology (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research. Fluvial geomorphological forms and processes exert a fundamental influence on riverine processes and functions. They thereby contribute significantly to beneficial servi... Read More about Realizing the value of fluvial geomorphology.

Trends in hydrological intensification in the UK: Implications for flood risk management (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

'Future Flows' and future floods: An exploration of the implications of climate change for high flows in the UK (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Reconstructing multi-decadal variations in fluvial flood risk using atmospheric circulation patterns (2013)
Journal Article

Conventional techniques for quantifying and then managing flood risks are invalid under 'non-stationary' climate conditions. Trend detection and attribution are problematic given that the outcome depends on the start and end date of the record, choic... Read More about Reconstructing multi-decadal variations in fluvial flood risk using atmospheric circulation patterns.

Water governance, ecosystems and sustainability: A review of progress in South Africa (2012)
Journal Article

It is approaching two decades since South Africa's democratic transformation introduced a visionary approach to water resources management. The earlier challenges of water law reform have given way to the greater undertaking of implementation. This p... Read More about Water governance, ecosystems and sustainability: A review of progress in South Africa.

The identification of potential resilient estuary-based enterprises to encourage economic empowerment in South Africa: A toolkit approach (2012)
Journal Article

It has been argued that ecosystem services can be used as the foundation to provide economic opportunities to empower the disadvantaged. The Ecosystem Services Framework (ESF) approach for poverty alleviation, which balances resource conservation and... Read More about The identification of potential resilient estuary-based enterprises to encourage economic empowerment in South Africa: A toolkit approach.

Are trends in flashiness evident in natural catchments in the United Kingdom? (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Recent trend analysis in undisturbed catchments suggests a significant positive trend in high-flows and flood records over the 30–40 years analysis period ending in 2003, particularly in upland maritime-influenced catchments of the western and northe... Read More about Are trends in flashiness evident in natural catchments in the United Kingdom?.

The development of international law governing the non-navigational uses of international watercourses: a critical review (2009)
Thesis

Although states have entered into agreements regarding shared waters over the last several hundred years, it is only recently that an international framework law has emerged. Progress in this endeavor has been slow. The 1966 Helsinki Rules constitute... Read More about The development of international law governing the non-navigational uses of international watercourses: a critical review.